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Tribute to German Animated films:

 

A selection of animation films directed by the students of the film academy " Baden-Wuerttemberg ".
This internationally renowned film collage ,judged to be one of the best by experts , employs such outstanding teachers , and that the institute of animation is so superbly equipped technically.
The Stuttgart-ludwigsburg region is now a centre for animated films of high artistic quality.
The films which are shown in this program , are kind of panorama of private myths , of world angst ,criticism of the age ,of politics and art.
Beside that one can say they are self confident , unusual ,provocative in some cases , in other word they are not influenced by the media , and untouched by current trends.
The films in this section are as follows:
1. Hobo ; directed by: Jochen Ehmann
2. The patchwork queen ;directed by : Lars Henkel
3. Cherchez la femme ; directed by : Daniel Hopfner
4. Harara ; directed by : Andy Kaiser
5. Ghost train ; directed by : Tine Kluth
6. The message ; directed by : Raimund Krumme
7. Recently 2 ; directed by : Jochen Kuhn
8. The modern Cyclops ; directed by : Daniel Nocke
9. The raven ; directed by : Hannes Rall
10. Rocks ; directed by : Chris Stenner , Heidi Wittlinger
11. The moment ; directed by : Thomas Voigt
12. Hessi James ; directed by : Johannes Weiland
13. Escape ; directed by : Kirsten Winter
14. Where is Frank? ; directed by : Angela Jedek
15. Headless ; directed by : Wojtek Wawszczyk
16. Wunderwerk ; directed by : Michael Sieber
17. Fruehling ; directed by : Silke Parzich
18. Re creation ; directed by : Volker Engel
19. Masks ; directed by : Piotr Karwas
20. Peloco ; directed by : Christian Fischer



Hobo
Director: Jochen Ehmann
Country: Germany
Time: 7’.48”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: L.A.Rufus
Camera: Richard Lutterbeck
Editor: Richard Lutterbeck
Sound: Sound Speed Studio
Music: -
Producer: Jochen Ehmann
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis: An elderly man lies down on the railway in order to commit suicide . suddenly he notices a gnome Waving to him with a handkerchief.
 



The patchwork queen
Director: Lars Henkel
Country: Germany
Time: 2’.30”
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: Lars Henkel
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Meret Becker , Ulrike Haage , Buddy Sacher
Producer: -
Year of production: 2001
Synopsis: How the “patchwork queen” knows the secret of sewing broken hearts together .
 



Cherchez la femme
Director: Daniel Hopfner
Country: Germany
Time: 12’.18”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Daniel Hopfner
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Luigi Gaggero
Producer: HFF
Year of production: 2002
Synopsis: ".... in her crazed imagination she was fabulously rich and the queen of the first order "
 



Harara
Director: Andy Kaiser
Country: Germany
Time: 9’.25”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Andy Kaiser
Camera: Mathias Schick
Editor: Samir Nasr
Sound: Gerald Steuler , Kerstin Klingler
Music: Rabin Merhi
Producer: Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg , Ludwigsburg
Year of production: 1999
Synopsis:An archaeologist is tormented by feverish nightmares in a Cairo hospital; in his delusion he goes back down in the Pharaoh's tomb.
 



Ghost train
Director: Tine Kluth
Country: Germany
Time: 15’
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Carsten Kluth
Camera: Sybille Grunze
Editor: Sascha Fromeyer
Sound: Hahn , Nitzche
Music: Thomas Mehlhorn
Producer: Christian Alex
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis: Vincent comes across a strange fair while looking for his friends.
 



The message
Director: Raimund Krumme
Country: Germany
Time: 6’
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: -
Camera: Raimund Krumme
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Rainald Hahn
Producer: Raimund Krumme , Heinz Busert
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis: “He is back again”. This simple piece of news is in the air and spreading around.



Recently 2
Director: Jochen Kuhn
Country: Germany
Time: 8’.30”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Jochen Kuhn
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Jochen Kuhn
Producer: Jochen Kuhn
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis: In this film we accompany the author to an intimate rendezvous with a female doctor.



The modern Cyclops
Director: Daniel Nocke
Country: Germany
Time: 11’
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Daniel Nocke
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: Floridan Soundstudios
Music: Stefan Ziethen
Producer: Thomas Meyer-Hermann , Studio Film Bilder
Year of production: 2001
Synopsis: Is the modern Cyclops a dangerous monster or a sensitive artist?



The raven
Director: Hannes Rall
Country: Germany
Time: 8’.10”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Hannes Rall
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Eckart Gadow
Producer: -
Year of production: 1999
Synopsis: “Der Rabe “ is a visual interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “ The Raven “ .



Rocks
Director: Chris Stenner , Heidi Wittlinger
Country: Germany
Time: 8’.30”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Chris Stenner , Heidi Wittlinger
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: Bernd Schreiner
Music: Eigenkomposition von Ronald Hackl
Producer: Georg Gruber
Year of production: 2001
Synopsis:Hew and Kew ,two old rocks sit on a hill with a view into a green valley. They have already seen a great deal in their long lives.



The moment
Director: Thomas Voigt
Country: Germany
Time: 4’.20”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: -
Camera: Thomas Voigt , Tilmann Kohlhase
Editor: Thomas Voigt
Sound: Emanuel Hauptmann
Music: O Gidi Gidi
Producer: Holger Lochau
Year of production: 1999/2000
Synopsis:Personal curiosity is looking for a truth somewhere between fantasy and reality.
 



Hessi James
Director: Johannes Weiland
Country: Germany
Time: 6’
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: -
Camera: Johannes Weiland
Editor: Johannes Weiland , Philipp Stennert
Sound: Rudiger Fleck
Music: Thomas Mehlhorn
Producer: Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg, Ludwigsburg
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis: High Noon in the Arizona desert : the cowboy John G.G. Tucker is feared for his prowess with the revolver. But there is always someone faster.



Escape
Director: Kirsten Winter
Country: Germany
Time: 7’.13”
Category: Animation
Format: 35 mm
Script: Kirsten Winter
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: Christian Venghaus
Music: -
Producer: Kirsten Winter
Year of production: 2001
Synopsis:Some times , memory and desire will come together. Fantasy creates a way for itself.



Where is Frank?
Director: Angela Jedek
Country: Germany
Time: 8’
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: -
Camera: -
Editor: Angela Jedek , Frank Warster
Sound: Frank Warster , Miko Dippoz
Music: Sebastian Muller
Producer: Mercus Grubi
Year of production: 2001
Synopsis:Some gunmen are waiting for somebody in a rural train station; but something unexpected happens.



Headless
Director: Wojtek Wawszczyk
Country: Germany
Time: 5’
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: Wojtek Wawszczyk
Camera: -
Editor: Wojtek Wawszczyk
Sound: Rudiger Fleck
Music: Stefan Ziehten
Producer: Rima Schmidt
Year of production: 1999
Synopsis: A figure losses his head and tries to find a new one.



Wunderwerk
Director: Michael Sieber
Country: Germany
Time: 8’.20”
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: -
Camera: -
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: -
Producer: Filmakademi Baden-WurttermBurg
Year of production:
Synopsis: A man creates an artificial bird.



Fruehling
Director: Silke Parzich
Country: Germany
Time: 4’
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: -
Camera: Stephan Haasc , Johannes Naber
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Antonio Vivalcli
Producer: -
Year of production: 1996
Synopsis:This animated film is based on the piece "spring" from Vivaldi's four season.


Re creation
Director: Volker Engel
Country: Germany
Time: 4’
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: -
Camera: Bendikt Niemann
Editor: -
Sound: -
Music: Franz von Suppe
Producer: FilmAkademi Baden-Wurttemburg
Year of production:
Synopsis: Dance of robots .


Masks
Director: Piotr Karwas
Country: Germany
Time: 4’.40”
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: Piotr Karwas
Camera: -
Editor: Stephan Krumbiegel , Piotr Karwas
Sound: Pierre Brand
Music: Piotr Karwas
Producer: Andrea Osterhorn
Year of production: -
Synopsis:A man is making faces for himself.
 


Peloco
Director: Christian Fischer
Country: Germany
Time: 8’
Category: Animation
Format: -
Script: -
Camera: Iniga Westmeier
Editor: -
Sound: Dirk Brundelius
Music: Jessi Millena
Producer: Nermin Gladers , Andreas Kunze
Year of production: 2000
Synopsis:A creature bribes another creature to give it its horns.